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the_o child_n of_o god_n must_v neither_o presume_v nor_o purpose_n sin_n so_o must_v he_o not_o despair_v of_o rise_v have_v fall_v into_o sin_n see_v the_o promise_n be_v that_o if_o a_o man_n sin_n for_o heinousness_n be_v as_o red_a as_o scarlet_a upon_o his_o true_a repentance_n they_o shall_v be_v make_v white_a as_o snow_n and_o the_o parable_n teach_v that_o if_o a_o sinner_n offend_v seventy_o time_n seven_o time_n in_o a_o day_n and_o as_o often_o true_o repent_v he_o shall_v be_v as_o oft_o forgive_v four_o after_o such_o fall_v we_o must_v be_v more_o wary_a and_o careful_a lest_o we_o fall_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n a_o man_n yea_o a_o beast_n will_v be_v more_o careful_a when_o it_o come_v by_o the_o same_o place_n where_o it_o catch_v a_o fall_n you_o can_v get_v it_o into_o the_o same_o hole_n again_o david_n no_o doubt_n will_v not_o count_v the_o tribe_n again_o after_o that_o fall_n in_o number_v they_o three_o hold_v on_o in_o this_o way_n constant_o with_o 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